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List of attendees provided by the White House. The three in bold spoke after the President and Christie. Solomon is also a recovering addict, even though he's not listed that way here. Garozzo's son overdosed on opioids.

As previously noted, Christie, Sessions and Rosenberg (DEA) also made remarks at the request of the president.

PresidentVice PresidentGovernor Chris ChristieAttorney General Jeff SessionsSecretary Betsy DeVosSecretary David ShulkinSecretary John F. KellyDr. Don Wright, the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health, HHSCharles "Chuck" Rosenberg, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement AgencyRichard Baum, Acting Director of the Office of National Drug Control PolicyMariano Rivera, Former New York Yankee and founder of the Mariano Rivera FoundationPam Bondi, Attorney General, FloridaBertha Madras, Professor of Psychobiology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and former Deputy Director for Demand Reduction (prevention, treatment) in the White House Office of National Drug Control PolicyPam Garozzo, Drug Awareness AdvocateAJ Solomon, Founder of Victory Bay Recovery CenterVanessa Vitolo, Recovering Addict